Lion Head Mesa imprisonment

he would not be forced. not to anything, not any longer. he had endured enough. and in his eyes she could no longer see so much as a spark—Toula wondered if it would be gone forever, or if there was any way to bring it back. 
Toula drifted to the waters, still flanked by protectors, stepping in only as deep as her ankles before turning to face him. why did you trespass, she asked at last, and added, speak the truth, and perhaps you shall know freedom again. perhaps, perhaps—she could not promise it, if he meant to kill or abduct!